BEGINNING 1996

1996 Roberto Giolito.At the beginning of 1996, Fiat involved STOLA spa to create a Show Car to be presented at the Paris Motor Show. Immediately named Multipla, in homage to the historic Fiat 600 of 1957.
The stylists Roberto Giolito for the exteriors and Peter Jansen for the interiors coordinated by Engineer Nevio Digiusto directed the surface mathematicians and modellers of the Rivoli modeling shop.
An innovative, young and exciting project with the unique characteristic of that period of having three front as well as rear seats with a totally flat floor.
The success achieved in October 1996 during the show is so evident that the Engineer Paolo Cantarella, recently made CEO of Fiat Holding, decided, with the  agreement with Roberto Testore, that the Multipla must be produced in series as soon as possible.

1995 The design of the Multipla by Roberto Giolito.1995 The design of the Multipla by Roberto Giolito.

June 1996 Rivoli via Ferrero 9, the resin body of the Multipla under construction.

July 1996 Rivoli. The assembly phases of the instrument panel on the Multipla show car.

September 1996 Rivoli The photograph of the resin-coated model of the instrument panel and seats mounted on the Multipla show car.

September 1996 the Fiat Multipla show car photographed before leaving for the Paris motor show.

September 1996 the Fiat Multipla show car photographed in the courtyard of the Centro Stile in via La Manta Turin.

Paris 2 October 1996 is Press Day and the Multipla is presented by Engineer Paolo Cantarella to journalists.

Paris 2 October 1996 The Multipla on display at the Fiat stand.

September 1997 the production Fiat Multipla.At the end of October 1996, upon returning from the Paris motor show, STOLA spa was immediately involved in all the styling activities of the exterior, interior as well as Mathematics Verification Master for the Production model.
The show car was so well received that the Turin car manufacturer plans to sell the first examples as soon as possible.

September 1997 Frankfurt Roberto Testore CEO Fiat Auto and Alfredo Stola.To achieve these ambitious time objectives, Fiat adopted a special "Space Frame" chassis technology, advanced molding techniques combined with the use of steel extrusions.
Roberto Giolito, Peter Jansen and Nevio Digiusto together with their other collaborators would go on to work in STOLA spa together with physical and surface modellers for over a year.
In January 1998, public sale began, having previously been presented a few months earlier at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show